Almost certainly, the expected number of lives saved by the $ 1 million spent on planetary defence would be dwarfed by the same amount spent on, for example, clean, reliable water supplies in African or South American slums. (newscientist.com)
When asked to entrust another person with a sum of money, participants handed over more money, and were more confident of getting it back, when dealing with someone who refused to sacrifice one to save many, versus with someone who chose to maximize the overall number of lives saved.» (sciencedaily.com)
And even though 2 million is still painfully high, that decrease represents an inestimable number of lives saved, as well as an encouraging change in society's attitude toward homeless pets. (animalleague.org)